Scope:This is a worksheet for a collection-level record describing manuscripts or mixed material (that is, material in more than one format, such as a collection of personal papers including correspondence, pamphlets, and photographs). This is the type of record created by LTS RMC staff who are accessioning or cataloging a collection of manuscript or archival materials. This procedure is written to help people who do not accession or catalog collections frequently and are not intimately familiar with MARC.

Note:We use Library of Congress subject headings and subdivisions, which are a controlled vocabulary. Be sure to check the subject headings and subdivisions in catalog to make sure they are valid and being used as prescribed.

583 0_ Actions taken (subfields bolded below are the ones we usually use):

$8[Field link and sequence number, beginning with 1.2\a for the first 583 field, if you have used 1.1\a for the first 541 field; for details, see Procedure 91, Details on Fields used in Manuscript Cataloging]$a[Action]$c[Date of action taken, or of future action to be taken, e.g. 3/14/10]$i[Method, e.g. Picked up for a collection recently received]$j[Site of action]$k[Agent]$l[Status: physical condition, or processing status, etc.]$n[Extent]$o[Extent units of measurement]$b[Action identification, e.g. a project code]$d[Action interval]$e[Contingency for action, e.g. After 2010]$x[Non-public note]